EP2987631B1 - Mandrin de support, procédé et système de production de composants composites incurvés - Google Patents

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EP2987631B1
EP2987631B1 EP15175670.7A EP15175670A EP2987631B1 EP 2987631 B1 EP2987631 B1 EP 2987631B1 EP 15175670 A EP15175670 A EP 15175670A EP 2987631 B1 EP2987631 B1 EP 2987631B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C53/08—Bending or folding of tubes or other profiled members
    • B29C53/083—Bending or folding of tubes or other profiled members bending longitudinally, i.e. modifying the curvature of the tube axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B37/00—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
    • B32B37/06—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the heating method
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B37/00—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
    • B32B37/14—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B38/00—Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes
    • B32B38/0004—Cutting, tearing or severing, e.g. bursting; Cutter details
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/001—Profiled members, e.g. beams, sections
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/772—Articles characterised by their shape and not otherwise provided for
    • B29L2031/7739—Curved shaped
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
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    • B32B2305/07—Parts immersed or impregnated in a matrix
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  • the present invention relates to a support mandrel, a method and a system for producing curved composite components, particularly curved prepreg frames for use as structural components in aircraft or spacecraft.
  • the document US 2011/0104432 A1 discloses applying a composite strip formed of unidirectional reinforcing fibers longitudinally on a silicone flexible mandrel.
  • the strip is compacted under vacuum to confer the specific shape of the mandrel to it, and the resulting strip is deposited on a heated metal tool having a curve that complements the shape of the mandrel.
  • EP 2 674 278 A1 discloses a support mandrel according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for producing curved composite components.
  • the document DE 10 2011119 220 A1 discloses a device having an elongated resilient carrier for carrying a biaxial elongated web-like semi-finished product that is made from a composite material. Fibres include an angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of the carrier.
  • a bendable-resilient armature supports a neutral fibre of the semi-finished product in the carrier.
  • a working drive forms a curvature of the carrier with the semi-finished product.
  • the document DE 10 2008 028 865 A1 discloses a profile preform for producing a composite profile member, comprising a fibrous material semi-finished product arranged along an elongate mandrel, the profile preform being bendable and twistable according to a desired curvature and/or torsion of the profile component to be produced.
  • One object of the invention is thus to provide solutions for forming curved composite components having a two-dimensional cross section that can be readily automated and implemented as continuous workflow.
  • a first aspect of the invention pertains to a support mandrel for producing curved composite components according to claim 1.
  • a second aspect of the invention relates to a system for producing curved composite components according to claim 7.
  • a third aspect of the invention relates to a method for producing curved composite components according to claim 13.
  • a main idea is to use a flexible support mandrel having a predetermined cross sectional shape and advantageously shift the neutral bending axis of the support mandrel towards the bending pressure region. This is done by adding stiffening components within the flexible support mandrel. Those stiffening components are harder to compress than the rest of the support mandrel, leading to a relocation of the neutral axis towards the location of the stiffening components.
  • stiffened or reinforced flexible support mandrels in a method for manufacturing curved composite components aids in developing a fully automated and continuous manufacturing process.
  • the manual effort of such processes is significantly reduced, leading to higher throughput, better component quality, less curved components to be discarded and lowered manufacturing costs.
  • the continuous manufacturing process is particularly efficient, if the support mandrel is formed as an endless loop winding around a curvature forming tool and being led back by a return gear. With such an endless support mandrel a system for manufacturing curved composite components may be implemented that allows for the continuous production of curved composite components within the same system.
  • the stiffness of the reinforcement bar and/or the reinforcement pillars may be higher than a stiffness of the prismatic mandrel body. This allows for movement of the neutral bending axis towards the top of the web portion in the mandrel body, thereby reducing the extent of the pressure region within the mandrel.
  • the reinforcement bar may comprise a tubular or rectangular rod.
  • the support mandrel may further comprise a plurality of spread slots cut into a surface of the mandrel body opposite to the upper support surface.
  • spread slots advantageously aid in increasing the tension region of the mandrel since the lower support surface can be spread even further, thereby allowing smaller bending radii.
  • the flexible material may comprise an elastomer or a rubber.
  • Elastomeric materials like silicone rubbers are flexible enough to reversibly withstand bending movements, have appropriate heat resistance and may be removed from the curved composite components without damaging the cured parts.
  • the two polygonal bases of the mandrel body may have T-shape, I-shape, Z-shape, C-shape, L-shape, ⁇ -shape, hat shape or trapezoid shape.
  • T-shape I-shape
  • Z-shape Z-shape
  • C-shape C-shape
  • L-shape L-shape
  • ⁇ -shape hat shape or trapezoid shape.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a flexible support mandrel 10 that can be used for producing curved composite components from fully or partially laid-up prepreg fibre parts.
  • the support mandrel 10 comprises a prismatoid mandrel body 11 formed from a flexible material.
  • Prismatoid within the meaning of the present application is intended to include any polyhedral three-dimensional bodies having two generally polygonal bases in two parallel planes all vertices of which are comprised within the two parallel planes.
  • the two generally polygonal bases may have a varying outer shape, i.e. the connecting edges of the polyhedron between the two polygonal bases do not necessarily need to be parallel to each other.
  • the prismatoid mandrel body 11 may be a prismatic mandrel body 11, i.e. the two generally polygonal bases being congruent to each other, and being joined at their respectively corresponding sides by side faces with parallel connection edges.
  • the cross sections through the prismatoid mandrel body 11 may vary along the extension of the mandrel body 11, for example in web height of the web portion 13. In the specific case of the prismatic mandrel body 11, however, all cross sections through the prismatic mandrel body 11 parallel to the polygonal bases may be the same.
  • the mandrel body 11 further comprises an upper support surface 11a that extends between the two polygonal bases of the mandrel body 11.
  • the upper support surface 11a is configured to support a prepreg layup that may be cross-formed to the outer shape of the support surface 11a.
  • the mandrel body 11 Generally opposite the upper support surface 11a, the mandrel body 11 comprises a lower surface 11b.
  • the shape of the upper support surface 11a may be defined by a web portion 13 and foot portions 12.
  • the mandrel body 11 takes on the cross-sectional shape of an Omega ( ⁇ -shape), however, other cross-sectional shapes may be equally possible, such as a T-shape, an I-shape, a Z-shape, a C-shape, an L-shape, a hat shape or a generally trapezoid shape.
  • the two polygonal bases of the mandrel body 11 may be appropriately formed with respective web portions 13 and, if applicable, one or more foot portions 12.
  • the mandrel body 11 is made from a flexible, solid state material, such as an elastomer or a rubber, for example divinyl rubber, silicone rubber. Any flexible material that may have a relatively low Young's modulus at ambient temperatures may be used for the mandrel body 11.
  • the support mandrel 10 may further comprise a reinforcement bar 14 enclosed within the mandrel body 11.
  • the reinforcement bar 14 may in particular have a higher stiffness, i.e. a higher Young's modulus than the mandrel body 11.
  • the reinforcement bar 14 may for example be a tubular or rectangular rod extending between the two polygonal bases of the mandrel body 11 substantially parallel and near to the upper support surface 11a of the mandrel body 11.
  • the mandrel body 11 Upon subjecting the mandrel body 11 to a positive bending moment it will develop an upward curvature, with the material near the top of the mandrel body 11, i.e. near the upper support surface 11a, being placed in compression along the bending axis, and the material near the bottom of the mandrel body 11, i.e. near the lower surface 11b being placed in tension.
  • the bending stress becomes zero.
  • the plane of zero stress is also known as the neutral axis of the mandrel body 11.
  • the layers of prepreg strips are located in the compression region and may experience the formation of wrinkles and buckles.
  • a plurality of reinforcement pillars 15 may be connected to the reinforcement bar 14.
  • the reinforcement pillars 15 may be tubular or rectangular rods extending substantially perpendicular to the reinforcement bar 14 and the upper support surface 11a within the mandrel body 11 from the upper support surface 11a towards the lower surface 11b.
  • the reinforcement pillars may be spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the mandrel body 11, for example equidistantly.
  • a plurality of spread slots 16 may be cut into the lower surface of the mandrel body 11. That way, a bending movement of the mandrel body 11 will result in a cone-like opening of the spread slots 16, thereby allowing for lower bending radii and an even further extension of the tensile region with respect to the compression region of the support mandrel 11.
  • Fig. 2 schematically illustrates a manufacturing system 1 that may be used for producing curved composite components C.
  • the manufacturing system 1 generally makes use of the support mandrel 10 as shown in Fig. 1 .
  • the support mandrel 10 is wound about a forming wheel 2 that may comprise an outer rim formed as a female mould complementary to the male shape of the upper support surface 11a of the mandrel body 11 of the support mandrel 10.
  • the forming wheel 2 is configured to bend the support mandrel 10 and a prepreg layup L formed on the upper support surface 11a to a curved shape.
  • the support mandrel 10 of Fig. 2 may advantageously be formed as an endless loop running around the forming wheel 2 and a return gear 3 in an endless manufacturing chain.
  • the support mandrel 10 of Fig. 1 may be produced in a corresponding length and joined at its two polygonal bases of the mandrel body 11 to form an endless loop which is then wound around the forming wheel 2.
  • the running direction of the support mandrel chain 10 may be in Fig. 2 counter-clockwise.
  • the manufacturing system 1 may not need to comprise a race-track geometry of forming wheel 2 and return gear 3.
  • a layup forming assembly 20 of the manufacturing system 1 may be provided upstream of the forming wheel 2, i.e. a fixed point on the support mandrel 10 first passes the layup forming assembly 20 and is then transferred over the forming wheel 10.
  • the layup forming assembly 20 is configured to form a prepreg layup L from prepreg strips L1, L2, L3, L4 on the upper support surface 11a of the mandrel body 11 of the support mandrel 10.
  • An example for such a layup forming assembly 20 is schematically illustrated in Fig. 3 in greater detail. Reference is made both to Fig. 2 and 3 in the following, when explaining the functionality and components of the layup forming assembly 20.
  • the layup forming assembly 20 may include a plurality of prepreg storages 21 which are configured to store different prepreg strips L1, L2, L3, L4, particularly unidirectional prepreg strips, i.e. prepreg strips with the fibres aligned in one direction only.
  • the prepreg storages 21 may for example comprise storage reels onto with the prepregs are wound up as semi-finished tapes or ribbons.
  • One of the prepreg storages 21 is configured to deliver a unidirectional prepreg strip L1 as continuous semi-finished product onto a layup support 23 configured to support the prepreg layup L in flat form, for example a support foil or similar.
  • the remaining prepreg storages 21 are configured to deliver the prepreg strips L2, L3, L4 under predefined angles with respect to the continuous prepreg strip L1. This ensures that the fibre direction of each of the unidirectional prepreg strips L2, L3, L4 is predefined with respect to the fibre direction of the continuous prepreg strip L1.
  • the prepreg strips L2, L3 may be oriented under an angle of ⁇ 45° with respect to the continuous prepreg strip L1, while the prepreg strip L4 may be oriented under an angle of 90° with respect to the continuous prepreg strip L1.
  • the prepreg strips L2, L3, L4 may be led over prepreg support units 22 that may include cutting devices configured to cut of rhombi from the continuous prepreg tapes L2, L3, L4. This is indicated with dotted cutting lines C2, C3, C4 in Fig. 3 .
  • the continuously running prepreg strip L1 is overlaid with pieces of prepreg strips L2, L3, L4 to form the layup L.
  • the prepreg support 23 with the prepreg layup L in flat form supported on top is then transported to a layup forming tool 24 which is configured to place the prepreg layup L in flat form from the layup support 22 onto the upper support surface 11a of the mandrel body 11.
  • a layup forming tool 24 which is configured to place the prepreg layup L in flat form from the layup support 22 onto the upper support surface 11a of the mandrel body 11.
  • the prepreg layup L and the prepreg support 23 may be heated and/or compacted prior to placement onto the mandrel body 11.
  • a heating device 25 may be arranged downstream of the layup forming tool 24 and may be configured to heat the prepreg layup L on the upper support surface 11a of the mandrel body 11 prior to cross-forming by a layup cross-forming tool 26 which is configured to cross-form the prepreg layup L to the two-dimensional shape of the upper support surface 11a of the mandrel body 11.
  • the mandrel body 11 is then guided around the forming wheel 2 under pressure and heat exposure in order to impress the desired curvature of the forming wheel 2 to the mandrel body 11 and the prepreg layup L.
  • a cutting assembly 4 at the end of the forming wheel may be configured to cut the prepreg layup L bent by the forming wheel 2 in curved sections to obtain the curved composite components C.
  • the cut sections of the curved composite components C may then be removed from the manufacturing system 1.
  • Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a block diagram for a method M for producing curved composite components C.
  • the method M may in particular be implemented using the support mandrel 10 of Fig. 1 in a manufacturing system 1 as illustrated and explained in conjunction with Figs. 2 and 3 .
  • a prepreg layup L from prepreg strips L1, L2, L3, L4 may be laid up.
  • This flat prepreg layup L is then cross-formed at M2 on an upper support surface 11a of a support mandrel 10.
  • the support mandrel 10 may in particular comprise a prismatic mandrel body 11 formed from a flexible material, the mandrel body 11 having two polygonal bases and an upper support surface 11a extending between the two polygonal bases of the mandrel body 11, and a reinforcement bar 14 enclosed within the mandrel body 11 and extending between the two polygonal bases of the mandrel body 11 substantially parallel and near to the upper support surface 11a of the mandrel body 11.
  • the support mandrel 10 and the prepreg layup L on the upper support surface 11a are bent with a forming wheel 2.
  • the bent prepreg layup L may be cut in in curved sections at M4, in order to obtain the curved composite components C.

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  1. Mandrin de support (10) pour la production de composants composites incurvés (C), comprenant:
    un corps de mandrin prismatoïde (11) ayant la forme d'un corps tridimensionnel polyédrique avec deux bases généralement polygonales dans deux plans parallèles dont tous les sommets sont compris dans les deux plans parallèles formés d'un matériau flexible, le corps de mandrin (11) ayant deux bases polygonales et une surface support (11a) s'étendant entre les deux bases polygonales du corps de mandrin (11); et
    une barre de renforcement (14) incluse dans le corps de mandrin (11) et s'étendant entre les deux bases polygonales du corps de mandrin (11) sensiblement parallèle et proche de la surface de support supérieure (11a) du corps de mandrin (11),
    le mandrin de support (10) étant caractérisé par
    une pluralité de piliers de renforcement (15) reliés à la barre de renforcement (14) et s'étendant sensiblement perpendiculairement à la barre de renforcement (14) et à la surface de support (11a) dans le corps du mandrin (11).
  2. Mandrin de support (10) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la rigidité de la barre de renforcement (14) et/ou des piliers de renforcement (15) est supérieure à une rigidité du corps de mandrin prismatoïde (11).
  3. Mandrin de support (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, dans lequel la barre de renforcement (14) comprend une tige tubulaire ou rectangulaire.
  4. Mandrin de support (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, comprenant en outre une pluralité de fentes d'écartement (16) découpées dans une surface du corps du mandrin (11) opposée à la surface de support supérieure (11a).
  5. Mandrin de support (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le matériau flexible comprend un élastomère ou un caoutchouc.
  6. Mandrin de support (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel les deux bases polygonales du corps de mandrin (11) ont une forme en T, en I, en Z, en C, en L, en Ω, en forme de chapeau ou en forme de trapèze.
  7. Système (1) pour la production de composants composites incurvés (C), comprenant:
    un mandrin de support (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6; un ensemble de formation d'empilage (20) configuré pour former une couche de préimprégnés (L) à partir de bandes de préimprégnés (L1, L2, L3, L4) sur une surface plane et pour transférer l'empilage de préimprégnés (L) sur la surface supérieure (IIa) du corps de mandrin (11) du mandrin de support (10); et
    une roue de formage (2) configurée pour plier le mandrin de support (10) et un empilage de préimprégnés (L) formé sur la surface de support supérieure (11a) en une forme incurvée.
  8. Système (1) selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le mandrin de support (10) est joint au niveau de ses deux bases polygonales du corps de mandrin (11) pour former une boucle sans fin qui est enroulée autour de la roue de formage (2).
  9. Système (1) selon l'une des revendications 7 et 8, dans lequel la roue de formage (2) comprend une jante extérieure formée sous la forme d'un moule complémentaire de la forme de la surface de support (11a) du corps de mandrin (11) du mandrin de support (10).
  10. Système (1) selon l'une des revendications 7 à 9, dans lequel l'ensemble de formation d'empilage (20) comprend:
    une pluralité d'entrepôts de préimprégnés (21) configurés pour stocker les bandes de préimprégnés (L1, L2, L3, L4);
    un empilage de couche (23) configuré pour supporter l'empilage de préimprégnés (L) sous forme plate;
    un outil de formation croisée d'empilage (26) configuré pour former de façon croisée l'empilage de préimprégnés (L) sur la forme bidimensionnelle de la surface de support supérieure (11a) du corps du mandrin (11).
  11. Système (1) selon la revendication 10, dans lequel l'ensemble de formation d'empilage (20) comprend en outre:
    un outil de formation d'empilage (24) configuré pour placer l'empilage de préimprégnés (L) sous forme plate à partir du support d'empilage (23) sur la surface de support supérieure (11a) du corps de mandrin (11); et
    un dispositif de chauffage (25) configuré pour chauffer l'empilage de préimprégnés (L) sur la surface de support (11a) du corps de mandrin (11) avant la formation croisée par l'outil de formation croisée d'empilage (26).
  12. Système (1) selon l'une des revendications 7 à 11, comprenant en outre:
    un ensemble de coupe (4) configuré pour couper l'empilage de préimprégnés (L) plié par la roue de formage (2) en sections incurvées pour obtenir les composants composites incurvés (C).
  13. Procédé (M) pour la production de composants composites incurvés (C), le procédé (M) consistant à:
    empiler (Ml) un empilage de préimprégnés (L) à partir de bandes de préimprégnés (L1, L2, L3, L4);
    former de façon croisée (M2) l'empilage de préimprégnés (L) sur une surface de support supérieure (11a) d'un mandrin de support (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    le mandrin de support (10) comprenant un corps de mandrin prismatoïde (11) formé d'un matériau flexible, le corps de mandrin (11) ayant deux bases polygonales et une surface de support (11a) s'étendant entre les deux bases polygonales du corps de mandrin (11), une barre de renforcement (14) incluse dans le corps de mandrin (11) et s'étendant entre les deux bases polygonales du corps de mandrin (11) sensiblement parallèlement à et à proximité de la surface supérieure (11a) du support de mandrin (11), et
    une pluralité de piliers de renforcement (15) reliés à la barre de renforcement (14) et s'étendant sensiblement perpendiculairement à la barre de renforcement (14) et à la surface de support (11a) dans le corps du mandrin (11); et
    plier (M3) le mandrin de support (10) et l'empilage de préimprégnés (L) sur la surface de support (11a) à l'aide d'une roue de formage (2).
  14. Procédé (M) selon la revendication 13, le procédé (M) consistant en outre à:
    couper (M4) l'empilage de préimprégnés (L) plié par la roue de formage (2) en sections incurvées pour obtenir les composants composites incurvés (C).
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